These pollutants can originate from many common household products – including vinyl flooring, plastic toys, cleaning products and furniture.
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The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.
For students to learn in a safe, healthy environment, school administrators must deal with a myriad of potential environmental contaminants, from allergens to cockroaches.
Desert dust storms are increasingly picking up materials like sewage, herbicides and other human-made waste and transporting them on tiny particles that are easy to inhale.
Manufacturers don’t usually have to disclose what’s in products like shampoo and household cleaners, but a new study finds that these products can contain hazardous ingredients.
We’re all exposed to harmful air pollution when cooking – but retrofitting our homes to save energy may complicate matters.
Fry less, open doors and windows and switch to an electric stove if possible.
Indoor air quality is affected by many things – and intentionally releasing a mix of chemicals is high on the list.
The environmental awards gave cash to climate scientists, conservationists and inventors.
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Extension Program Specialist, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Environmental Science, American University of Sharjah
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering Indoor Environment, Technical University of Denmark
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Research Professor in Environmental Science, American University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, University of Surrey
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